Representative Steve King boldly stated on Saturday that President Obama’s declaration that he would take executive action to deal with immigration reform would result in Republicans in the House of Representatives bringing impeachment trials. King’s argument seems to have more to do with the number of undocumented immigrants already living in the United States than […]
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Even as the White House tries to deal with the immigration crisis taking place at the US border, it is also making plans to take action prior to the midterm elections in November to potentially give millions of work permits to undocumented immigrants to allow them to remain in the country without being deported, lawmakers
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Morrison Child and Family Services, a facility based in Portland in Oregon, has been given almost $3.7m in federal funding to provide unaccompanied immigrant minors with care and housing. Morrison, a non-profit organization that offers support to people who have suffered traumatic events, has been given this funding in stages across the fiscal year of
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Texas Republican John Cornyn yesterday revealed that he believes the House of Representatives will pass a “skinnied-down” bill for emergency funding this week to deal with the influx of immigrant minors crossing the southwestern US border. The House, which is controlled by the Republican party, is debating how much money it should pare from the
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The expanding network of cross-border ties with Mexico, which includes trade equal to $1m per minute, is being threatened by the absence of any progress being made toward reforming the immigration system in the United States, according to Mexico’s foreign secretary. Jose Antonio Meade made by the remarks to California Chamber of Commerce members on
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The public debate over the increased surge in immigrant minors coming across the US-Mexico border should spur Congress to finally enact immigration reform, says Human Rights Watch. The organization yesterday released a multimedia feature in collaboration with Platon/The People’s Portfolio and Time magazine on the issue. The feature, Torn Apart, includes video interviews with and
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In a reflection of the nationwide division over how to deal with the recent mass arrival of immigrant children, voters in Massachusetts appear to be split over the proposition by Governor Deval Patrick to house the youngsters. Last week Patrick announced that he was going to try to find housing for as many as 1,000
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After protesters in Murrieta in California turned back busloads of immigrants, including children and mothers, New York’s Roman Catholic archbishop, Cardinal Timothy M Dolan, was furious. He drafted a blog post to show his shame over the incident and noted: “It was un-American; it was unbiblical; it was inhumane”. When Terry E Branstad, the governor
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The home building industry plays a crucial part in sustaining the economy of the United States in addition to meeting the country’s housing requirements. Immigration reform is the key to filling the necessary positions within this industry, yet builders face significant obstacles due to current immigration policies. Immigration reform is necessary for the home building
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Senator Elizabeth Warren says that immigration reform is the key to saving Social Security in the United States. Warren made the remarks in the Q&A session that followed her speech at the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza on Sunday. Warren declared that she intends to fight for the list of American
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Republican Ed Gillespie was positive about comprehensive immigration reform back in June 2013, just a few days before the bill that would offer a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and boost border security created by the Gang of Eight was passed by the US Senate. This year, with Gillespie revving up his efforts to
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